{"version":"1.0","type":"stack","id":"20adb225-cd91-4f8b-935c-e024d45bb1a9","url":"https://stacklist.com/stack/okzcqIYuYleWmxaLriFG","title":"10.5.2025 | Media you can consume this week instead of doomscrolling","description":"This list was curated by Charlie Brooks, writer and creator of Grandpa's Bookclub on Substack - A slow reading community for people who find meaning in the margins.","privacy":"public","created_at":"2025-10-14T15:54:47.789Z","updated_at":"2025-10-21T00:42:15.396Z","author":{"username":"bonnie","name":"Bonnie Hudson","url":"https://stacklist.com/bonnie","type":"person"},"category":null,"items":[{"id":"d94e0930-1307-4473-be28-4e06f7d30b42","position":1,"title":"“It’s so important to read widely.” | 8 writers share their advice","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkeXR-IIPpw","note":"Videos like this remind me why not knowing is the greatest gift. They remind me that good work and curriosity will lead me, in time, to the place I am meant to be. I recommend you drink this video whole...\n\n“It’s so important to read widely.” Over the years, the world’s most prominent writers have shared their advice to aspiring writers with us. Meet Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Ocean Vuong and six other significant writers in this compilation.\n","image":{"url":"https://ucarecdn.com/39b0adcc-5d68-421d-b22f-c0ffc93061af/","alt":"“It’s so important to read widely.” | 8 writers share their advice","width":1200,"height":630},"direct_link":"https://stacklist.com/card/d94e0930-1307-4473-be28-4e06f7d30b42","created_at":"2025-10-14T15:31:54.394Z","updated_at":null},{"id":"f4eea927-b90a-48bd-b407-1f2bb0a37871","position":2,"title":"On reading taste - A reading life","url":"https://petya.substack.com/p/on-reading-taste","note":"Mine, yours, ours\n\nIn an age of curation and algorithms it's easy to become complacent and lazy. To be scared to stray or challenge the narrative. That's why this phenomenal piece is a must-read.\n","image":{"url":"https://ucarecdn.com/47efe5eb-c578-4d91-824f-40d17ee9dc5a/-/crop/1456x1455/0,146/-/preview/","alt":"On reading taste - A reading life","width":1200,"height":630},"direct_link":"https://stacklist.com/card/f4eea927-b90a-48bd-b407-1f2bb0a37871","created_at":"2025-10-14T15:27:20.517Z","updated_at":null},{"id":"19d2f2ae-279c-452b-be79-93facbae2f33","position":3,"title":"The Art of the Impersonal Essay | by Zadie Smith","url":"https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/09/29/the-art-of-the-impersonal-essay","note":"Zadie Smith, the author of “Swing Time,” “The Fraud,” and “Dead and Alive,” reflects on how the essay-writing habits of her school days still influence her writing today.\n\nZadie Smith transfixed me with every word of this essay. If you are a writer, or maybe even just a curious reader, this piece will knock your socks off.\n","image":{"url":"https://ucarecdn.com/78470507-6e50-4b4d-89e2-3f81c3071304/","alt":"The Art of the Impersonal Essay | by Zadie Smith","width":1200,"height":630},"direct_link":"https://stacklist.com/card/19d2f2ae-279c-452b-be79-93facbae2f33","created_at":"2025-10-14T15:24:40.361Z","updated_at":null},{"id":"38e685bc-e4dc-44b4-839a-736f27cc5f36","position":4,"title":"How to be a Critic | by Ayan Artan","url":"https://rentfreewithayan.substack.com/p/how-to-be-a-critic","note":"Put down the AI. Pick up a Dictionary.\n\nThis article is pure brilliance. Digital Technology. The influx of opinions and the ability to share has left the state of criticism in an interesting place. If you want a deeper understanding of what makes a critic...read this!\n","image":{"url":"https://ucarecdn.com/f05769e9-4271-4490-be54-8eb28dbcc2c6/","alt":"How to be a Critic | by Ayan Artan","width":1200,"height":630},"direct_link":"https://stacklist.com/card/38e685bc-e4dc-44b4-839a-736f27cc5f36","created_at":"2025-10-14T15:21:44.858Z","updated_at":null},{"id":"74299ee0-e938-457c-b8a2-f4cab9327a65","position":5,"title":"9 Life Lessons - Tim Minchin UWA Address","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoEezZD71sc","note":"I watched this for the first time around five years ago, and it quite literally changed the trajectory of my adult life. I can't recommend it more highly.\n\nTim Minchin, the former UWA Arts student described as \"sublimely talented, witty, smart and unabashedly offensive\" in a musical career that has taken the world by storm, is awarded an honorary doctorate by The University of Western Australia.\n\nThe full transcript of Tim Minchin's address is available:\nhttp://www.news.uwa.edu.au/2013091760...\n","image":{"url":"https://ucarecdn.com/4543ff9a-d9e3-4663-938e-ed047cdea101/","alt":"9 Life Lessons - Tim Minchin UWA Address","width":1200,"height":630},"direct_link":"https://stacklist.com/card/74299ee0-e938-457c-b8a2-f4cab9327a65","created_at":"2025-10-14T15:16:19.865Z","updated_at":null},{"id":"f8d29bbc-c0d0-4fbf-909d-5f0abcf5ef6d","position":6,"title":"The Fife Arms Tartan Blanket","url":"https://shop.thefifearms.com/products/the-fife-arms-tartan-blanket","note":"Wrap yourself in the warmth and tradition of Scotland with this luxurious tartan blanket, crafted in cashmere or lambswool by Araminta Campbell, featuring The Fife Arms' house tartan.\n","image":{"url":"https://ucarecdn.com/b4474389-dd48-4f7a-9131-61a6d3777afd/","alt":"The Fife Arms Tartan Blanket","width":1200,"height":630},"direct_link":"https://stacklist.com/card/f8d29bbc-c0d0-4fbf-909d-5f0abcf5ef6d","created_at":"2025-08-07T22:36:21.232Z","updated_at":null},{"id":"2d9bf1be-70d6-4127-84af-1007ec6a705a","position":7,"title":"Balmoral Field Coat (Hailes Green Tweed) – Holland Cooper US","url":"https://us.hollandcooper.com/products/balmoral-field-coat-hailes-green-tweed","note":"This is a modern a sophisticated version of a traditional field-style coat. Made from durable, British-made wool and trimmed with British Millerain Wax, this field coat has plenty of added design features to make this your everyday country go-to. This coat is fitted with bellow-style action pockets, storm flaps, quilte\n","image":{"url":"https://ucarecdn.com/76066d26-9e41-407b-9682-3a0f7414809e/","alt":"Balmoral Field Coat (Hailes Green Tweed) – Holland Cooper US","width":1200,"height":630},"direct_link":"https://stacklist.com/card/2d9bf1be-70d6-4127-84af-1007ec6a705a","created_at":"2026-01-31T16:08:14.101Z","updated_at":null}],"stats":{"likes_count":0,"items_count":7},"_links":{"self":"/api/public/stack/okzcqIYuYleWmxaLriFG.json","html":"https://stacklist.com/stack/okzcqIYuYleWmxaLriFG","rss":"/api/feeds/stack/okzcqIYuYleWmxaLriFG/rss","json_feed":"/api/feeds/stack/okzcqIYuYleWmxaLriFG/json"}}